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The Irish Dictionary

This selection from the Irish Dictionary contains English words and phrases, followed by Irish words and phrases: the translations are included. This is the second in a series covering extracts from the entire dictionary. This issue's list is taken from GHI. The next edition will cover JKL (although neither J nor K exist in the Irish alphabet).

English – Irish GHI

Galway Gaillimh [galiv]
gate geata [gyatu]
get: I get faighim [faam]
hailstones clocha sneachta [klokhu shnakhtu]
hair gruaig [grooig]
half leath [lah]
I mé [mae]
ice leac oighre [lak ie-ri]
if: if (a person is) má (tá duine) [ma ta dini]

Irish – English GHI

gabhaim [goe-im] I take, accept
gabh! go, come
gabhar [gow-ur] goat
halla [haLu] hall
hata [hatu] hat
í [ee] her, she
iad [eeud] them, they
iadsan [eeudsun] themselves

The third in a series of extracts from the Irish Dictionary by Seosamh Watson, published by Appletree Press.

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